BOSTON CHAPTER STUDENT AUDITIONS
With our return to Student Auditions this past May, NATS Boston is committed to offering this beloved NATS student-focused program on a regular basis. In years of the NATS Mentorship Program, our Boston Chapter Student Auditions will be virtual, occurring before the NATS Regional online auditions. This will support the NSA/Regional process by providing the opportunity for feedback and re-recording, if desired.
FRIDAY TOOLKITS
Join us once a month for a virtual Lunch & Learn as we invite expert members in our community to share the tools behind their success! Upcoming topics include Innovation in the Music Business, How to Organize Your Business, Resources on Finances/Taxes for Teachers, and more.
FEATURED TEACHER OF THE MONTH
Let’s celebrate the people who make this vibrant community so amazing - YOU! Every month, we will spotlight an incredible NATS Boston teacher and their vital work.
Interested in being featured, or know someone whose work deserves the spotlight?
Fill out our Featured Teacher form!
Interested in being featured, or know someone whose work deserves the spotlight?
Fill out our Featured Teacher form!
MEMBER-LED COMMITTEES
Our NATS Boston community is full of ideas & insights, and we want to hear them! Our Board now has THREE committees that are open to all members to participate.
For more information on how to join these committees, email Director of Communications Olga Saenz Valdes at [email protected].
- Membership Committee: led by Director of Membership Emily Siar, works on creating connections within our NATS community - the NATS Boston Mentorship Program, SNATS Boston, new member gatherings, etc. are all housed here.
- Our Innovation Committee: led by Director of Commercial Music & Innovation LaMarcus Miller, aims to thread culture and music from a melange of backgrounds and present them to the greater Boston ecosystem. The commercial music arena does not discriminate against genre; "popular music" constantly shifts and chameleonizes, and we're here to surface and celebrate the interstitial moments of its transformation. We aim to illuminate and support those shifts by creating empathy through education, inclusivity of all genres and people groups, and shepherding new ideas and relationships for all who choose to engage.
- Communications Committee: led by Director of Communications Olga Saenz Valdes, keeps all membership up to date and plugged in to the latest events, opportunities, programming and community happenings. From social media presence, website maintenance, bi-weekly newsletters and special features, keeping membership informed and engaged is our greatest priority.
For more information on how to join these committees, email Director of Communications Olga Saenz Valdes at [email protected].
COMMUNITY NEWS
Our NATS Boston teacher network is one of our greatest, and perhaps most under-utilized, strengths. We’d like to create more ways to share knowledge, ask questions, recommend studios, meet new friends, promote opportunities, and stay informed on what’s happening across our community.
- NEWSLETTER: We welcome back our NATS Boston newsletter! Arriving in your inboxes 2x/month, this will highlight our upcoming NATS Boston events, feature one of you in our Featured Teacher of the Month section, and give Community News. Starting now!! If you have an event to share, please email your event details to Director of Communications, Olga Saenz Valdes at [email protected] or tag us on Instagram @natsboston!
- DIRECTORY: Are you looking for new students? Do you have a student who is ready for a specialist in a particular genre? Are you a specialist in a particular area? Are they in Newton, or Andover, or happy to do virtual lessons? What great teaching is happening outside of our immediate circles? All of this begs the question - other than FB and its limitations, how do we find these answers? Our hope is that this opt-in, internal NATS Boston Directory will help answer some of these questions. Stay tuned for more details!